Every player starts off with 4 hours of playing time until they’re forced onto a 6-minute “Personal Break” (PB), to give other players a chance to attack them. But what happens after that? And when does your PB timer reset?
Firstly:
– Getting any Shield resets your PB timer
– Staying offline 15 minutes (without a Village Guard/Shield) will reset the PB timer
– Buying a 2-hour Village Guard (10 gems) will add 2 hours to your PB timer
– Village Guard time is always considered online (play) time — regardless of whether you’re actually in the game or doing something else
Otherwise, the following 3-stage rule applies:
1. After 4 hours of playtime, a player is given a 6-minute PB. During this offline period, if a player
a) does not get attacked, or
b) is attacked but does not get a Shield
they’ll receive another 30 minutes of playing time (and a Village Guard).
2. When those 30 minutes run out, the player player gets kicked out for another 6-minute PB.
Like Stage 1, if during this period the player
a) does not get attacked, or
b) is attacked but does not get a Shield
they’ll receive another 30 minutes of playing time (and a Village Guard).
3. When that second period of 30 minutes runs out, the player player gets kicked out for a third and final 6-minute PB.
If during this period the player
a) does not get attacked, or
b) is attacked but does not get a Shield
they receive a league-based Village Guard (30min to 4hrs) and the PB timer is fully reset.